Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Team Exce l's Micha el Dye the n mad e up the ti me a n d retook th e lead w he n K&N p itt ed . Howe ver, K&N 's Sam McDonald too k con trol when Team Excel had to pi t once again lor gas w ith less than half a n hour re ma in in g in the ra ce. Th e ba ttl e between Heav yweight and Mediumweight riders was the most evenly bala nced of the season o n the Halle tt t rack. However, Team Excel, with an IS-point lead over C&C Racing wo uld have to sit the race out to lose the Heavyweight class. The K&N team 's 41'pointlead over 110% Racing assures them 01 the win. Res ults H /W: 1. Tf'a m Exnol (Yam); :z. C&rC 5bcing (l Ion ); 3. Probst Oro&. R.cins (Suz); 4. CT R«i1'lg (Suz);5. T~am R.Kw X (Su z) . M /W: 1. K&N IYcing (Yam); 2. Ooubko 0 bpress (Hon); 3A&SRKing; 4. ScuNr (Yam); 5. A-N- D ~g (Yam). W edemayer whips 'em at Rhinelander Motocross By William Bell RHINELANDER. WL AUG. 26 Eric Wedemay er on the Mike' s Cycle Suzuki 2.50 held off Jason Warn er 's Hon da 250 for the win in the Pep si Race 01 Champ ion s a t Th e Sug ar Ca mp mot ocross track. The Pepsi Race of Cha mp ions is un iqu e in that it combines each of the adult class cha mpions (or one w inne r-take-all moto. Each rider on the line at the start rep resented a d ifferent class of the Ce n tral Wi sco nsin Mo to cross Poin ts Series, with each ha ving the opti on of ridin g any size bike. Despite the differ ence is skill between the classes, the racing was d ose and exciting. Unfortu na tely, one of the anti cipated riders, Open class cha mp Ant ho ny Tamborino, d id not ma ke the Suga r Camp event, reported ly d ue to an injury sullered at the Aztalan MX two weeks ea rlie r . Man y we re lo okin g fo rw a rd to a Tamborino-W ed em ayer mat ch· up , so me thi ng that wou ld not happen . W~ me r, rep resent in g the 125cc. A class go t the holes hot an d led the li rs t lap. lea ving behi nd 250cc A cha mp io n Wed em a y er, Dou g Fo rstner a nd C had Van calst er. Fors tner, reprt.~ n t i n g the Mast er s class on a 250 Yama ha, wen t on to finis h third a head 01 250cc B c hamp ion Va ncals ter's Kaw asaki. Meanwh ile, Wed em ayer mad e it a close race, edging ahea d of Warner for the win. Res ul ts PROC: I. Eric Wed e may er (Suz); 2. Jaso n Wamn (Hon); 3. Do ug For$bWr (y,am ); 4. ~d V.anal.trr (lUiw ); 5. Jr H ErK:5On (Hon ); 6. Strven Swallldleno (Hon); 7. Dan iel Heindl (Hon); 8. &ic Nrbon(Kaw ); 9. Nick Oman (Hon ); 10. Mjclwd Micheli (Yam ). Smith smokes at Pioneer MX OAKDALE,CA,OCT. J But ch Sm ith too k ove r 125cc Pro class se ries points lead with .a win at the th ird round of the GF I Racing-North Battle 01 the 90' s Fall MX Series. . Mot o one sa w Rick Ryan p ull the hok 'Shot. lollowc'oherty (Hon) ; 2. D,an Cook (Ya m); 3. David Vogel (Hon);". Jake Perask (Rtx ); 5. JallOn we ir (Y,a m). 650 TW: 1. Mk:t\Mol Summrl"ll (Hon ); 2. Brolld Nl"Yi s (Hon); 3. n J,ason Peterson (H on); 4. Ken 8aer (K.lw); 5 . John B1.Inlr.rnshi p (Han~ O PEN 51ST: L Roq ur TOff'l"& (Hon); 2. MMC'OI Monutrri Ol (Suz);3. M.ikr Nlurn (Hon); 4. Rtr.llW1lPlamondon (Y,am);5. ~ ~ D' Ambru050 (Y,lI ). m 1505 / S!: I.Nic::k nIH (Ka w); 2. Tun BLuq UM: (Suzl; 3. Michael Benson (Ka.w); 4. Prtrr Drys (Suz ); C1.arrrno Mu kd (1C.Iw); 600 51St": 1. Thomas Mont A (Han); 2. Dlw Francis (Han); 3. no Brian Perriot (Han); 4. tc.vin Holrn.a (Han); 5. MicNd Riley(lion); n 450 51ST: 1. Tod d Horft (Yam ); 2. Robrrt Nu nez (Y,am); 3. Grrg Sa ndtn (Yam); 4. MiuSmith (Yam); 5. P.au l KrUogg (Y,am). ISO S/ST: 1. Gary Elvia (Hon); 2. Stt'W'O (Hon ); 3. Joe CIIrriUo{y,am);". Joel Bloom (Suz);5. Scott Bledgt! (Y,am). OPEN GP : l. Da ve DeV eau (Suz); 2. Dart't"11 Oift~t'TlNl n (Ya m) ; 3. De.n Prrry (Su z ); 4. R u,~tI Plamondon (y,a m ); 5. Mara. MoNsterim (Suz ). F·2: 1. Juon p,ad en (Y.am) ; 2 . Prtrr W"n s lo H (Ya m); 3. Ouistopher W.IIl"T (Yo1IIrl); 4. Gfq!; I'rinau (Yam) ;S. Bmn leFI"VTe s. ttarr (Yun~ f. PAC: L D.avr Durell Oinsrrman P.den(Y,am ). F-40; 1. Denny D,avid Vo gel (Suz); Dt'Vr,au (Suz); 2. M.ar k McD.aniri (Suz); 3. (Jc.w); 4. Gerp Terr.. nova (Ya m); 5. Juon Dohrrty (yam) ; 2. GnoS lAoopold (yam); 3. 4. Ftt'd WUlinlr. (Ho n); 5. Ralp h Lundberg (Yun~ Hess claims Middlebrook HS By Mary Jacks on MIDDLEBROOK, VA,5EPT.19 Havoline / Ou ry / Neely / Tusbaki and Bare Brosb acked Brian Hess sco red his seven th ov er all wi n with eig ht mi n u te~ to spa re at th e Middl ebrook Hare Scramble. Hess took the lead off the line w ith Dar ryl Allma n second and Rusty Eppe rson third . Alte r co m pleti ng th e fir st lap, Ric k Ro mans had moved w ithin one- mi nute and 56 sec ond s of Hess for the overall time. Romans, who started two minutes behind Hess, kep t the ligh t up unt il the third lap, wh en a rear lIat put him on the sideli ne. Hess went on to victory . Mike Rom a ns, who was run ni ng seco nd to h is brothe r in the 250cc A class, battled wit h Geo rge Gree r for all six laps. Greer, who led the Iirst two laps, was pas.'led in the woods by Rick Romans o n the third la p . Greer kep t up th e light, keeping Mike Romans on his toes know. ing that one small mistake would mea n Greer would take over the lead. Mike Romans held on lor the 2.5Occ A win. Jason Gree r took the (}'100cc class with two IJat tires and .. broken loo t peg . Greer got a flat front tire on his Iirst lap , but by the end 01 the race, he had a rear IJat as well as a broken loo t peg . Pe rseve rance paid o ff for G ree r as he claimed the win and the season champion..cmip in the (}'100cc class for 1993. '" Res ul ts 0 1A:. 1. Bria n Hna. 250 AA: 1.00ryll Allma n; 2. Rusty Epperson. 0.200 A: 1. Tommy R.. yno ld.; 2. Luther 8.art on; 3. Shayn ........ 250 A:. 1. Mike Rom.ans; 2. C'.eorgrCfter;3. Tony Lambert; 4. Tommy H.andy . 500 A: 1. Montie Orr; 2. Ph illip Doyle ; 3. Kevin Ca.mpbelL VET A: 1. D .ann y Mo r r is o n : 2. Dar~lI C,am p bl'll; 3 . Gil Griggs; 4. R.I. F.addis; S. [),a~1I H.adry. ().2oo 8: 1. D,anlel Mo rr ison; 2. Da vid Eric kson; 3. Larry lzwis; 4. Mike B.rres; 5. Ron Thom~ .. 250 8: 1. Ashley H.ll l 2. TImmyMi tdwU; 3. Gerald Arnold; 4. P.aul Sa nd rid ge; 5. ThOfN' Gi bson. 500 B: 1. TrOlC)' C r,aw ford ; 2. C reg Faits; 3. Rus ty Hu d NlIL VET B: 1. Don Hall,;2. Rogn- Arnold; 3. Rob in Pelti..,; 40. Mikr Riding; 5. Mike An glin. ~ SR: 1 G rwm knon; 2. Bob WU1Ianw;3. R~U Nebon; 4. R.E. Wick; 5. How,ard Roqud; f.?TRJC: 1. Joel BurguM; 2. Rogft" Puckftt; 3. David B.aldwin; 4. Bria n BUe....; 5. Ja~ Philli ps. 0- 100: 1. JASOn Gfft"f; 2. Chris &'"rft; 3. Bri,an Sn yde r; 4. Bn...n8c:wtN; S. Jc-hlUBitU . 1).200 BEG: 1. Stxy Jonn; 2. Joe MorriI; 3. Shannon H unt.r; 4. /on Crinnon; S. G'"I 150 / 500 BEG: 1. RoIWId Ingram; 2. KcUy ADen; 3. Albert Pu1nwl,;4. kevin VIars; S. Dnid Ca1.lw. SUI""" 41

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